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'Relax South Africa': Alec Hogg on Enoch Godongwana and how he just may help turn this ship around

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BizNews founder Alec Hogg spent the first half of the day in a pre-Budget lockup presser. The anxiety felt by the recently appointed minister of finance when he presented the mini-Budget in November had been replaced by optimism, leading Hogg to pen an excellent article 'Budget 2022: “Relax SA” – amazing how an R182bn windfall can lift the mood.' Afterwards, Nadya Swart interviewed Hogg about his article and the details of the Budget Speech which gave him hope. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
23 Feb 2022 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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